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Deadly Liver Mob: Engaging Aboriginal people in viral hepatitis, HIV and sexual health services (Website & Webinar)

By J Pope
In Aboriginal Health, Hepatitis, HIV, Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs)
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UNSW Centre for Social Research in Health, August 2021 Deadly Liver Mob program is an incentivised, peer-led program that offers education and screening for hepatitis C, hepatitis B and STIs for Aboriginal people. The primary purpose of the Deadly Liver Mob program is to provide hepatitis C virus education and referral to blood borne virus and sexually transmissible infections screening and...

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Australian Burden of Disease Study: Illicit Drug Use, Intimate Partner Violence, Unsafe Sex

By J Pope
In HIV, People Who Inject Drugs / AOD, Safer sex, Sexual, gendered & partner violence, Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs)
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 Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, Last updated: 06 Aug 2020 Burden of disease is a measure of the years of healthy life lost from living with, or dying from disease and injury. A portion of this burden is preventable, being due to modifiable risk factors. This report provides information on the deaths and burden of disease due to risk factors included in the Australian Burden of...

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Medical Board releases new guidelines for practitioners and students on blood-borne viruses

By J Pope
In Hepatitis, HIV
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Medical Board of Australia, 23 Jun 2020 The Medical Board of Australia is encouraging practitioners and students to review the new Guidelines for registered health practitioners and students in relation to blood-borne viruses before they take effect on 6 July 2020. The Board’s guidelines are for practitioners and students who perform exposure-prone procedures and registered health practitioners...

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COVID-19 and viral hepatitis FAQs  in English, Korean, Chinese

By J Pope
In Hepatitis, Multicultural communities, People Who Inject Drugs / AOD
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Hepatitis NSW, May 2020 Since the COVID-19 virus is so new and can be life threatening, there are many unknown factors at play. This is even more so for people with pre-existing health conditions to consider. To help address those concerns and to answer the frequently asked questions, Hepatitis NSW has now compiled a number of online resources.  All pages are based on the most up to date...

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New COVID Taskforce website from ASHM

By J Pope
In Hepatitis, HIV
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ASHM, UPDATED ON: 14 April 2020 ASHM’s Taskforce on BBVs, Sexual Health and COVID-19 was established on 20 March 2020. It provides a timely opportunity for the BBV and sexual health sectors to discuss the scientific, clinical, BBV and sexual health service delivery and social implications of COVID-19, and provides consistent and evidence-based messaging to the health workforce, sector partners...

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